General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Flowers: Showy
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Other: Blooms intermittently throughout the year; some oxalis will bloom all year if given enough light
Uses: Groundcover
Dried Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Toxicity: Other: All plants containing oxalic acid can be toxic to humans if enough is ingested.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Offsets
Bulbs
Other: bulblets, tubers
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Wood-Sorrel
  • May Flower
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Oxalis perdicaria
  • Synonym: Oxalis lobata
  • Synonym: Oxalis mallobolba

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Location: my garage in St Louis
Location: my garage in St Louis
Date: 2022-12-08
A winter-blooming oxalis from South America
Location: Alpine Garden Society show, Hexham, UK
Date: 2022-10-08
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-10
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-10

Photo courtesy of Telos Rare Bulbs
Location: Laguna de Aculeo, Chile
Wild growing at my place
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-10
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Photo courtesy of Telos Rare Bulbs
Uploaded by Mutisia
Location: Laguna de Aculeo, Chile
The creamish-white version of this Oxalis is rare in the wild.

As soon as the first autumn rain falls, and long before any weeds
Uploaded by Mutisia
Uploaded by Mutisia
Location: Laguna de Aculeo, Chile
The landslide on the back occurred on the Feb. 27th, 2010 earthqu
Location: Laguna de Aculeo, Chile
This tiny Oxalis can cover huge areas.

Photo courtesy of Telos Rare Bulbs
Discussion Threads about this plant
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The cutest little blossoms by sedumzz Jan 13, 2023 9:38 PM 0

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